Combined hospital chair and pail



Feb.'l2, 1952 G. W..HARRI$ I COMBINED HOSPITAL CHAIR AND PAIL Filed Nov.18, 1949 GEORGE W. HARRIS AT TOR NEY Patented Feb. 12, 1952 UNITEDSTATES PAT NT 'o-F Fl-C E 2,585,771 r I COMBINED HOSPITAL CHAIR. ANDPAIL George W. Harris, New Rochelle, N. Y.

Application November 18, 1949, Serial No. 128,067

2 Claims. 1

. This invention relates to a combined hospital chair and pail.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a support for ahospital toilet pail in which the pail can be supported while being usedby the patient, which is deep and more easy to use than the common bedpan now in use in the hospitals, and which can be carried by a bail andwhich has a cover attached to the rim thereof which cannot be lost andis always available.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a combinedhospital pail and chair supporting frame wherein the pail has a largeflange for the purpose of supporting the same and to provide acomfortable resting surface for the patient, the supporting beingeffected by the placing of the pail through an open pipe frame servingas the seat support for the chair.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a hospital pailwhich is so shaped on the bottom that there is little splash when usedand wherein the indentation forming the bottom serves to keep the pailproperly centered within the chair seat support and which requires thatthe pail be properly aligned when placed in the chair support.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a combinedhospital pail and chair support which is of simple construction,inexpensive to manufacture, convenient to use, has a minimum number ofparts, strong and sturdy, easy to carry and set up and eflicient inoperation.

For other objects and for a better understanding of the invention,reference may be had to the following detailed description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is aperspective view of the chair support with the hospital pail removedtherefrom.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the hospital pail.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the chair support and pail disposedtherein.

Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of the chair support and pail.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Referring now to the figures, I0 represents a U-shaped member serving asthe back support for the chair and as a handle for effecting themovement of the chair. This handle portion is indicated at H. On thelower ends of the U- shaped member are adjustable caster wheel devicesl2. A chair portion I3 is in the form of a ring. This chair portion isconnected by bracket members I4 and IE to the U-shaped member Hi. Thefront of the seat portion has leg supports it and IT. Each of these legsupports has a caster wheel device 12 thereon. These caster wheeldevices are adjustable on the lower ends of the legs and on the backlegs to accommodate the different patients.

A pail l8 of substantial depth is extended through the ring seat portionI3. This pail has a large wide top flange 59 adapted to extend over thering support l3 and provide a wide and comfortable seating surface forthe patient. On the back of the top flange I9 there is hinged, asindicated at 2|, a top cover 22 having sealing ring 23 engageable withthe top surface of the flange IS.

The bottom of the pail is raised, as indicated at 24, to provide ananti-splash surface. This also provides for a depression 25 in thebottom face of the pail with which an arm 25 extending from a bracket 21on the front chair legs l6 and I7 engages. The shape of the depression25 is such that the member 26 extends thereinto so as to prevent anyrotational turning of the pail upon the ring seat portion I3. Theanti-splash surface 24 will thus always be properly positioned for oneproperly sitting on the flange 99.

Connected to the opposite sides of the flange and extending across thetop of the pail is a bail 28 with a hand grip 29 thereupon. By means ofthis bail, the pail can be pulled from the ring seat portion I3 andcarried from the patients room. The chair support, however, can beeasily rolled over the floor and serve to transport the pail.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it will beunderstood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of thepresent invention as defined by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination, a chair support including a ring seat portion, a pailhaving a flange and adapted to be extended through the ring seat portionto be supported by its flange within the ring seat portion, said pailhaving an antisplash bottom providing for a bottom surface depression, aguide member fixed to the chair support and adapted to enter the bottomsurface depression to keep the pail from turning upon the ring seatportion.

2. In combination, a chair support including a ring seat portion, a pailhaving a flange and adapted to be extended through the ring seat portionto be supported by its flange within the ring seat portion, said pailhaving an anti-splash bottom providing for a bottom surface depression,a guide member fixed to the chair support ring seat portion, said chairsupport including forward legs connected to the ring seat portion andspaced from one another, said bracket being connected between theforward legs and said guide member extending rearwardly from thebracket.

GEORGE W. HARRIS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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